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01-11-2015, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by doverby
I've consulted the index, but didn't find this info: during training in Miami, do you have weekends off? Do you have any days off? I've heard references to rare days off. Are they one at a time? Or time to jump seat home for a day or two? Any method to the system? Thanks!
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01-11-2015, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by doverby
I've consulted the index, but didn't find this info: during training in Miami, do you have weekends off? Do you have any days off? I've heard references to rare days off. Are they one at a time? Or time to jump seat home for a day or two? Any method to the system? Thanks!
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01-11-2015, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by doverby
I've consulted the index, but didn't find this info: during training in Miami, do you have weekends off? Do you have any days off? I've heard references to rare days off. Are they one at a time? Or time to jump seat home for a day or two? Any method to the system? Thanks!
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01-11-2015, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by doverby
I've consulted the index, but didn't find this info: during training in Miami, do you have weekends off? Do you have any days off? I've heard references to rare days off. Are they one at a time? Or time to jump seat home for a day or two? Any method to the system? Thanks!
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Jumpseating is risky as now that you are with Atlas, you no longer have a higher priority for the jumpseat like you may have once had especially as a regional pilot (Delta has priority on Delta mainline, then a Delta feeder...so on and so forth, Atlas is on the bottom of that list). If you have 2 days off in a row that is a risky move (in my opinion). Plus the fire hose you get fed from here comes with instructions in 1500's English so you will also lose valuable study time, something to consider. (In other words, our training program is not well organized and you are essentially responsible for your studying on your own a lot)
Mostly you are on probation, not a good way to start off if you can't make it back to class, jumpseat knowing its a very calculated risk to yourself.
01-11-2015, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by eskewm
Does anyone know if Atlas still requires applicants to write an essay? If so, do you know what the subjects have been? Thanks.
01-12-2015, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by doverby
I've consulted the index, but didn't find this info: during training in Miami, do you have weekends off? Do you have any days off? I've heard references to rare days off. Are they one at a time? Or time to jump seat home for a day or two? Any method to the system? Thanks!
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Those of us currently in training had a break over the Christmas holiday. Otherwise, ground school is 6 days a week (Mon-Sat.) during FTDs and Sims your schedule is all over the place. One on one off, some guys have a stretch of four off, etc. if you wanted to try to go home, you'd be on your own to get back and forth.
01-12-2015, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Professor Chaos
I haven't seen an all R1 line in CVG in recent memory. In fact, in the Januray bid package there was only a single CVG R2 line. Oddly enough, I think there have been more CVG R2 lines in the JFK bid packages over the last couple years than in the CVG bid packages.
The vast majority of lines in CVG have at least some Asia flying on them. There are only a handful of "domestic" only lines (by domestic I mean flying the DHL sort nightly), but several 60 day lines are split between Asia and CVG hub flying. Out of approximately 30-34 lines (which seems to have been the average over the past year or so), there are usually only 4-5 reserve lines, and most of those are R2 in TPE or NRT.
Hybrid lines, which have 3-4 days of R2 or sometimes R1 at the beginning or end of the month are also common.
One thing to be aware of on the 767 in CVG, you will be paid off of the trip rig. Our lines do not have enough block hours to break the 62 hour minimum, so you end up getting paid 4.85 hours of credit per 24 hours away from base. In just over 2 years, my highest block hour total in any single month has been 45 hours.
The vast majority of lines in CVG have at least some Asia flying on them. There are only a handful of "domestic" only lines (by domestic I mean flying the DHL sort nightly), but several 60 day lines are split between Asia and CVG hub flying. Out of approximately 30-34 lines (which seems to have been the average over the past year or so), there are usually only 4-5 reserve lines, and most of those are R2 in TPE or NRT.
Hybrid lines, which have 3-4 days of R2 or sometimes R1 at the beginning or end of the month are also common.
One thing to be aware of on the 767 in CVG, you will be paid off of the trip rig. Our lines do not have enough block hours to break the 62 hour minimum, so you end up getting paid 4.85 hours of credit per 24 hours away from base. In just over 2 years, my highest block hour total in any single month has been 45 hours.
And, what would you say your average monthly pay credit was in the last 2 yrs? How about days off?
01-12-2015, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by AQPABC
Those of us currently in training had a break over the Christmas holiday. Otherwise, ground school is 6 days a week (Mon-Sat.) during FTDs and Sims your schedule is all over the place. One on one off, some guys have a stretch of four off, etc. if you wanted to try to go home, you'd be on your own to get back and forth.
When can you signup your family for ZED tickets and possibly flying them to MIA to visit?
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